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PhD in Physiology | Expert in Brain Health Research, Medical Education, and Clinical Physiology

Profile Summary

I am a dedicated physiologist, educator, and researcher with over a decade in academia, clinical practice, and medical research. I hold a PhD (2023) and MPhil (2018) in Physiology from Khyber Medical University, Pakistan, and an MBBS from Khyber Medical College (2011). My career includes roles as Associate Professor of Physiology at Shifa College of Medicine (2025-present), HBS Medical College (xxxxxxxxx), Jinnah Medical College (xxxxxxxxx), Rehman Medical College (xxxxxxxxx), and Khyber Medical College (xxxxxxxxx), where I also served as Assistant Professor (xxxxxxxxx), Demonstrator (xxxxxxxxx), and Medical Officer in Ophthalmology (2012). I am certified by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (2011-present) and hold certificates in Health Professions Education (CHPE, 2022), Health Research (CHR, 2023), and Aesthetic Medicine (2024). My expertise includes research methodologies, data analysis, medical education (e.g., case-based learning, gamification), clinical physiology, brain health metrics, pulmonary functions, cardiovascular responses, and post-COVID impacts. As Vice President of the South Asian Association of Physiologists (SAAP, 2022-present) and member of the American Physiological Society (APS), The Physiological Society, and others, I lead in ethical research and student initiatives. With over 40 publications in journals like Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, Cureus, and Journal of Physiology, my key projects include plasma biomarkers for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), brain function metrics for health, gender-based pulmonary comparisons post-stress/COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine links to myocardial infarction, and gut microbiota in autism. Ongoing work explores AI in medical education (e.g., ChatGPT), Urdu validation of PRISMA-7 for frailty, and stress physiology. I have secured grants from Khyber Medical University (2023) and Khyber Medical College (2022), authored "Mind Metrics: Unlocking the Science of Measuring Brain Health" (Routledge, 2023), and contributed chapters and physiology manuals. Honored with the 2022 APS Research Recognition Award, runner-up in 3-Minute Thesis at BMedCon '23, and presentations at Experimental Biology (2022, USA) and SAAP IX (2024), I review for JPMI, Cureus, and others. I supervise MPhil students, teach undergraduates/graduates for 13+ years, and consult in brain health, research design, education, and physiology.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Biostatistics
• ☆ Medical Devices
• ☆ Medical Device Development
• ☆ Medical Device Validation
• ☆ Medical Device Design
• ☆ Medical Device Prototyping
• ☆ Human Physiology
• ☆ Neurology
• ☆ Clinical Neurophysiology
• ☆ Alzheimer's Disease
• ☆ Neuroendocrinology
• ☆ Stroke & Cerebrovascular Disease
• ☆ Ophthalmology
• ☆ Neuro-Ophthalmology
• ☆ Neuropsychiatry

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Medical Writing

Research Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Healthcare Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Cleaning, Data Processing

Product Development Concept Development

Work Experience

Assistant Professor / Associate Professor

Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan

July 2025 - Present

Assistant Professor / Associate Professor

HBS Medical College

April 2024 - July 2025

Assistant Professor / Associate Professor

Jinnah Medical College

August 2023 - April 2024

Assistant Professor / Associate Professor

Rehman Medical Institute

December 2022 - August 2023

Assistant Professor (tenured)

Khyber Medical College

December 2012 - December 2022

Medical Officer

Naseer Teaching hospital

June 2012 - December 2012

Education

PhD

Khyber Medical University

February 2019 - December 2023

MPhil

Khyber Medical University

September 2015 - September 2018

MBBS

Khyber Medical College

December 2004 - January 2011

Certifications

• Certificate in Health Professions Education

  KMU

  January 2026 - Present

• Certificate in Health Research

  Khyber Medical University

  January 2026 - Present